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Arizona Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Interstate Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

… learned that Penunuri left the local area and traveled to Mexico on the morning of June 3, 2018. Penunuri, a U.S. Citizen, resided in Hermosillo, Mexico until U.S. Customs and Border Patrol arrested him on …
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Eagle Pass Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth

… instructed to transport the bundles from Piedras Negras, Mexico, to San Antonio. U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza of the …
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Thirty-Three Individuals Arrested On Prescription Fraud Charges

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) …
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Twelve Individuals Arrested Large Quantities Of Heroin, Methamphetamine, And Marijuana

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) …
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Sinaloa Cartel associate sentenced to 10 year prison term for drug trafficking

… and returned to German Bueno, the DTO’s leader, in Sinaloa, Mexico. During the investigation, several ledgers were … value for each shipment. In 2016, Bueno was murdered in Mexico. During sentencing, Senior Judge Nielsen commented …
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Nine People Linked To Cocaine Distribution To Italy And Domestic Methamphetamine Sales Named In Federal Indictment

… being smuggled into Italy from the Dominican Republic and Mexico. That cocaine was being smuggled by female drug … Family Guy; Leonel Urena-Partida, 49, of Guadalajara, Mexico, another uncle of the Urena brothers, who allegedly …
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest El Paso Based Drug Trafficking Organization On Federal Charges

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Alleged International Narcotics Trafficker Charged With Conspiring To Engage In Narco-Terrorism And To Support The FARC

… from Colombia, through Venezuela, Honduras, and into Mexico for distribution onto American streets. He also … flown to Honduras, and thereafter sent to the U.S. via Mexico. To facilitate the movement of its cocaine into and …
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16-Month Narcotics Investigation Yields Arrests

… 815-4513 Investigation had tentacles that reached into Mexico GREENVILLE, S.C. - On March 5, 2013, the Greenville … trafficking cocaine and marijuana from Tijuana, Mexico, through southern California to Greenville, South …
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Five Charged in Sophisticated Scheme to Mail Cocaine from Puerto Rico New York City inside Children’s Lunchboxes

… and weight. Later that month, Duarte travelled to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas and New Mexico. On June 21, 2021, he allegedly sent a USPS box …
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Operation Engage Manchester

March 28, 2025
… illicit drug trafficking. Senator Hassan recently visited Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras as part of a bipartisan …
March 28, 2025
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14 Mexican Citizens And 3 U.S. Citizens Indicted In Heroin And Meth Conspiracy That Stretched Across North America

… alleges that defendants conspired to bring the drugs from Mexico to the Southern District of Ohio stretching back to … will be seeking the extradition of four defendants from Mexico. U.S. Attorney Glassman commended the investigation …
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Couple Handed Lengthy Sentences In International Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… United States and worked closely with the Gulf Cartel in Mexico to move cocaine into the United States.  Gallegos … and husband, to transport the cocaine she received from Mexico to various points in the United States including …
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Los Zetas Kidnappers Plead Guilty

… delivered the drug proceeds to Los Zetas in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. On Sept. 19, 2010, at approximately 11:37 p.m., … up and take her over there” (a reference to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico). Drug Enforcement (DEA) agents ascertained the …
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Seven Members Of Las Cruces-Based Prescription Drug Trafficking Ring Facing Federal Charges

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) …
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Three Carlsbad Residents Indicted On Federal “Spice” Trafficking Charges

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) …
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Five More Sentenced To Federal Prison In Operation Sooner Or Later

… operation targeted international cocaine trafficking from Mexico to the Middle District of Florida and Oxycodone … 3 months in federal prison), Francisco Avila-(24, Sinaloa, Mexico and Ocala, Florida - 10 years in federal prison), and …
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Former El Paso County Commissioner Willie Gandara, Jr. Sentenced To Federal Prison

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) …
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More Los Zetas Money Launderers Convicted, Others Head To Prison

… who would transport the drug proceeds to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, for ultimate delivery to the Zeta organization. … drug proceeds destined to be transported to the Republic of Mexico for delivery to the Zeta Drug Trafficking …
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Former Mexican Law Enforcement Official Imprisoned for Hiring Drivers to Transport Deadly Narcotics

… of Almaraz-Muniz who was a law enforcement official in Mexico and operated as the drug supplier.  During the trial, …
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McAllen Jury Convicts Major Brownsville Drug Trafficker

… KARIS, a now deceased Gulf Cartel plaza boss in Reynosa, Mexico. Evidence at trial demonstrated Hinojosa operated a … drug proceeds from Houston to the Gulf Cartel in Matamoros, Mexico. Previously released on bond, Hinojosa fled and did …
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Mexican National Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth in Idaho

… However, Beltran-Zazusta will likely be deported to Mexico after serving his prison sentence. Chief Judge Nye …
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Over 30 Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison Following Angelina County Drug Trafficking Investigation

… of a drug trafficking organization that operated between Mexico, Houston, Angelina County, Tyler County, and other …
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… pills brought into the United States are produced in Mexico, and China is supplying chemicals for the manufacturing of fentanyl in Mexico. These counterfeit pills have been seized by DEA in …
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DEA Probe Leads To Discovery Of Cross-Border Drug Tunnel In San Luis, AZ

… 240 yards underground to an ice plant across the border in Mexico. “The recent discovery of this sophisticated drug … into the tunnel. Law enforcement officials from Mexico are also aiding in the investigation. The San Luis …
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DEA And Partners Disrupt LA Area Drug Trafficking Organizations

… with close ties to Sinaloa, Guadalajara, and Michoacán, Mexico. In the early part of 2016, DEA and collaborating … - typically in the form of bulk U.S. currency - back to the Mexico based sources of supply and have also been involved …
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Mexican National pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking charge

… John H. Durham announced that Jaime Lopez, 37, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Norwalk, pleaded guilty yesterday … On March 27, 2019, Lopez-Macias, also a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with …
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Drug trafficking organizer sentenced to prison as part of a multi defendant drug investigation and prosecution

… ring alleging they brought cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico which then travelled through California to Metro … quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico to California.  The drugs were then transported to …
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FAST and KCO Memorial Dedication

September 16, 2025
… significant international enforcement operations against Mexico-based drug trafficking organizations. Special Agent …
September 16, 2025